Here is function I have for old posts:
function is_old_post( $days = 14 ) {
if( !is_single() )
return false;
$id = get_the_ID();
$date = get_post_field( 'post_date', $id );
if( strtotime( $date ) < strtotime( "-{$days} days" ) )
return true;
return false;
}
Not tested, but you can probably tweak condition to be something like:
if( strtotime( $date ) < strtotime( 'October 2011' ) )